On Monday's Backchat, we spoke to the Construction Industry Council and found out what it's doing to tackle a shrinking and aging workforce.



We then switched over to football. The Hong Kong Football Festival, which is coming up later this month, will see multiple top-tier international teams face off at Kai Tak Stadium. One of the teams is Liverpool FC, and we chatted with the club's local support group about how the preparations are going.



After the break, we discussed the latest developments regarding the Belt and Road Initiative.



And finally, we heard from the police about scams targeting university students from the mainland.

9:05am-9:15am: Construction industry manpower crunch

Speaker:

- Ir Albert Cheng, Executive Director of the Construction Industry Council

9:15am-9:30am: Liverpool FC's involvement in HK Football Festival 2025

Speaker:

- Kevin Chow, committee member of the Official Liverpool Support Club Hong Kong

9:32am-9:54am: Belt and Road Initiative

Speaker:

- Chandran Nair, Founder of the Global Institute For Tomorrow

9:54am-10:00am: Latest scam alert

Speaker:

- Grace Wong, Chief Inspector of Police of the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre at the Commercial Crime Bureau